Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Sheering kitchen extract cleaning
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Sheering? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Sheering kitchens: local notes
Look up Sheering on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 19 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 8 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Sheering. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Sheering is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Sheering, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Epping Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Herts and Essex Hospital about 4.3 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Sheering, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Sheering is about 4 miles north-east of Harlow, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM22 postcode area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CM22. Local streets include The Street, High Pastures and The Plashets, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Sheering: Lower Sheering (1 mile west), Sawbridgeworth (2 miles west), Gaston Green (2 miles north), Little Hallingbury (2 miles north) and Spellbrook (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (14 miles east), Harlow (4 miles south-west), Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (12 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (15 miles north) and Waltham Abbey (11 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Sheering
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Crown Inn, Gibberd Garden and Leventhorpe and the streets around them. Sheering’s nearest station is Sawbridgeworth station, about 1.2 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Harlow Mill (2.6 miles west) and Herts and Essex Hospital (4.3 miles north). Open spaces near Sheering include Portingbury Hills and Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Sheering
Any kitchen we clean in Sheering gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. We are often asked to deal with an extract that no longer clears the smoke and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, across plenums and filters, extract fans and vertical risers. Kitchens in Sheering book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that’s where most of the work in Sheering goes.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Sheering (CM22)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Why act early in Sheering
Grease that is left only gets thicker. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean straight away. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Sheering businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Full insurance on every job
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Sheering questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Sheering?
It’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Sheering. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work in villages like Sheering?
Yes, Sheering is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What do you need from me for a quote?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
What we’re called out for in Sheering
A kitchen in Sheering builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
For schools such as Hatfield Heath Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
How it works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we clear up before we go. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Sheering.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
You will get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.